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The Deserted Village
Posted on 8/30/15 at 10:51 am
Posted on 8/30/15 at 10:51 am
A poem by Oliver Goldsmith.
This is the origin of our Tiger mascot. thought it was interesting when I saw this and I never heard this at any point while in Auburn for 4 years. I didn't go to Camp War Eagle so if everyone knows but me, sorry.
Link to the Poem
This is the origin of our Tiger mascot. thought it was interesting when I saw this and I never heard this at any point while in Auburn for 4 years. I didn't go to Camp War Eagle so if everyone knows but me, sorry.
Link to the Poem
quote:
Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain....
Where crouching tigers wait their hapless prey,
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Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:00 am to Warfarer
I've always wondered why there isn`t a statue or plaque somewhere on campus with the poem quote.
This post was edited on 8/30/15 at 11:27 am
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:20 am to Warfarer
quote:Actually not true (but I wish it was).
This is the origin of our Tiger mascot.
We had a coach way back when that copied "Tigers" from Princeton, at some point people realized tigers were one of the animals mentioned in the poem and started attributing it to that
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:27 am to Warfarer
Man, I had to read 'The Deserted Village' in high school.
That was back in the 1970's when we were actually required to read and examine the old classics.
That was back in the 1970's when we were actually required to read and examine the old classics.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:47 am to Warfarer
Oliver was a bit wordy
Posted on 8/30/15 at 5:33 pm to Warfarer
quote:
I didn't go to Camp War Eagle
Consider yourself lucky.
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